The event, now in its second year, is free and open to the
public. It will feature a resource fair from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.
that will spotlight LBGT-related services and agencies available
at WMU and in the Kalamazoo area. There also will be a community
social from 6:30 to 8 p.m., during which attendees can "Guess
the Straight Faculty Panel" and perform music or read poetry
at an open microphone.

The fall celebration is designed to welcome new and returning
LBGT students and their student allies to the WMU campus, familiarize
them with the resources and support available to them, and help
them connect with LBGT and LBGT-friendly members of the campus
and local communities. The more connections undergraduate and
graduate students are able to make during their first weeks at
school, the more likely they are to have a successful college
career, according to LBGT Student Services.

For more information, contact Bonnie Benson, coordinator of
LBGT Student Services, at (269) 387-2123 or <lbgt-coordinator@wmich.edu>.